JP3183461U - Outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an outlet that facilitates pulling out of a plug after use while preventing inadvertent removal of the plug during normal use.
A pair of insertion ports (4) into which a pair of male terminals (3) of a plug (2) are inserted are provided, and a female terminal is formed in the insertion port to elastically hold the plug and make an electrical connection. The outlet 1 is provided with pressing means for moving the plug inserted into the insertion port in the direction of removing, and an operation portion 15 of the pressing means is provided on the surface into which the plug is inserted.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an outlet configured to supply electric power to an electric device through the plug when a plug connected to the electric device is inserted.

  Generally, in order to supply driving power to an electrical device, a plug is connected to the electrical device via a power line, and the plug is inserted into an outlet installed on a wall of a building, for example. Electrical equipment is connected to the power supply.

  By the way, the plugs connected in this way are given a certain amount of resistance in the extraction direction in order to prevent the supplied power from being cut inadvertently.

  Further, in order to reliably prevent such an inadvertent disconnection of power supply, Patent Document 1 proposes to positively fix these while the plug is inserted into the outlet.

  In this technique, the plug is pulled out after the outlet and the plug are released from the fixing. At this time, the plug is given a certain resistance as in the case of a general outlet.

JP 2005-302623 A

  By the way, in order to prevent inadvertent disconnection of the power supply, the resistance in the plug extraction direction is set as described above. For example, in a general household, the outlet to which the plug is connected is It is often installed at a low position near the floor, and when pulling out the plug, it must take a bent posture.

  In such a bent state, it is difficult to apply force, and it is inconvenient to pull out the plug provided with the pulling resistance.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and it is easy to pull out the plug after use while preventing inadvertent removal of the plug during normal use. It is an object to provide an outlet to be used.

  The outlet according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a pair of insertion ports into which a pair of male terminals of a plug connected to an electric device is inserted, and the plug is elastically sandwiched between these insertion ports. An electrical outlet provided with a female terminal for electrical connection, comprising a pressing means for moving the plug inserted into the insertion port in a removing direction, and an operating portion of the pressing means is provided with the plug It is provided on the surface to be inserted.

  With this configuration, when the operation unit is operated, the plug is moved in the direction of removal by the pressing means.

  In such a detaching operation, the operation of pinching and pulling the plug becomes unnecessary, and the detachment becomes easy.

  Further, as described above, since it is not necessary to pinch the plug, it is possible to operate the operation unit while standing, for example, using a foot, and the plug can be removed without taking an unreasonable posture. .

  The outlet according to claim 2 of the present invention is such that the pressing means according to claim 1 is slidable between the female terminals and protrudes from the surface where the insertion port is opened to the plug. A push rod to be opposed, an operation rod provided to be slidable at a position avoiding the plug in a state in which the plug is inserted, and provided so as to protrude from a surface where the insertion port is opened; A power transmission mechanism is provided between the operation rod and the push rod and converts a sliding operation of the operation rod into a sliding operation of the push rod.

  With such a configuration, the plug can be moved in the extraction direction by a simple operation such as sliding the operation rod.

  The outlet according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the power transmission mechanism according to claim 2 is a link mechanism.

  By setting it as such a structure, since the said power transmission mechanism can be comprised with a simple member, the rise in the cost concerning the structure change of an outlet socket can be suppressed.

  Further, a boosting action can be obtained by adjusting the link length of the above-described link mechanism, whereby the operating force for extracting the plug can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the plug can be easily pulled out after use while preventing the plug from being carelessly removed during normal use.

1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows other embodiment of this invention. The other embodiment of this invention is shown and it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the modification of other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an outlet according to the present embodiment.
The outlet 1 is provided with a pair of insertion ports 4 into which a pair of male terminals 3 of a plug 2 connected to an electrical device is inserted, and the plug 2 is elastically sandwiched in these insertion ports 4 to be electrically connected. A female terminal (not shown) for providing a general connection is provided, provided with a pressing means 5 for moving the plug 2 inserted into the insertion port 4 in a direction to remove, and an operation portion 6 of the pressing means 5 is provided. The plug 2 is provided on the surface into which the plug 2 is inserted.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, the pressing means 5 is a push that is slidable between the female terminals, and protrudes from the surface where the insertion port 4 is opened and is opposed to the plug 2. A rod 7 and an operation rod 8 provided so as to be slidable at a position avoiding the plug 2 in a state where the plug 2 is inserted, and projecting from a surface where the insertion port 4 is opened; The power transmission mechanism 9 (see FIG. 2) is provided between the operating rod 8 and the push rod 7 and converts the sliding motion of the operating rod 8 into the sliding motion of the push rod 7. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the power transmission mechanism 9 is constituted by a link mechanism, as shown in FIG. 2, and a bracket provided on the surface of the outlet 1 opposite to the opening of the insertion port 4. 10 and a link arm 12 that is pivotally attached to the bracket 10 via a pivot 11 and that has the push rod 7 and the operating rod 8 pivotally connected to respective ends thereof. It is constituted by.

  In the present embodiment, the pivot 11 supports the intermediate portion in the length direction of the link arm 12.

  Further, elongated holes 12a and 12b along the length direction are formed at each end of the link arm 12, and the push rods 7 and the operating rods 8 are respectively inserted into the elongated holes 12a and 12b. The connecting pins 13 and 14 attached to the end portions are slidably and rotatably engaged.

  Furthermore, a rectangular operation plate 15 is integrally provided at the end of the operation rod 8 on the side where the plug 2 is inserted.

  In the outlet 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 1, after the male terminals 3 of the plug 2 are aligned with the insertion ports 4, the male terminals 3 are connected. By pushing each into the insertion port 4, the plug 2 can be connected to the outlet 1, as shown in FIG.

  In such connection operation, the push rod 7 is pushed by the plug 2 to be inserted and pushed into the outlet 1, and the operation rod 8 is pushed through the power transmission mechanism 9, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, it is made to project from the surface of the outlet 1.

  When the plug 2 is removed, the operation plate 15 is pressed toward the outlet 1 to push the operation rod 8 into the outlet 1 as shown in FIG.

  As the operation rod 8 moves, the power transmission mechanism 9 causes the push rod 7 to protrude from the outlet 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

  Accordingly, the plug 2 that has been inserted is moved in the removal direction by the push rod 7.

  Here, the frictional resistance between the male terminal 3 of the plug 2 and the female terminal of the outlet 1 rapidly decreases when the plug 2 is pulled out to some extent, so that the plug 2 is moved to that position. It can be pulled out with weak force.

  Of course, the plug 2 can be completely pushed out by adjusting the link structure of the power transmission mechanism 9 and lengthening the strokes of the push rod 7 and the operating rod 8.

  Further, by shifting the position of the pivot 11 supporting the link arm 12 toward the push rod 7, the force acting on the push rod 7, that is, the pushing force of the plug 2 can be increased.

  Further, the operation of the operation plate 15 described above can be performed using any device or using a foot, and thus the plug 2 can be pulled out while standing.

  As a result, it is not necessary to bend for extracting the plug 2, and the operation is extremely easy.

6 and 7 show another embodiment of the present invention, which is an outlet used independently.
That is, the outlet of the present embodiment denoted by reference numeral 101 is formed in the rectangular base 102 with the insertion openings 104 having two sets of female terminals, and the positions described above at the positions corresponding to the insertion openings 104 of each set. The same push rod 7, operation rod 8, power transmission mechanism 9 and operation plate 15 as those of the embodiment are mounted, and the insertion port 104 is provided on the surface opposite to the insertion port 104. The male terminal 103 electrically connected to the female terminal mounted inside is provided in a protruding state.

  The outlet 101 of the present embodiment configured as described above is used as an attachment by being attached to an existing outlet C embedded in the wall W, or by being attached to a table tap or the like, as shown in FIG. Is done.

  Therefore, the outlet 101 of the present embodiment can be installed at a required location, and the plug 2 can be easily extracted without processing the existing outlet C.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 6, the outlet 101 is shown as two ports. However, as shown in FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outlet 2 Plug 3 Male terminal 4 Insertion port 5 Press means 6 Operation part 7 Push rod 8 Operation rod 9 Power transmission mechanism 10 Bracket 11 Axis 12 Link arm 12a Long hole 12b Long hole 13 Connection pin 14 Connection pin 15 Operation plate 101 Outlet 102 Base 103 Male terminal 104 Insertion slot 105 Pressing means C (existing) outlet W Wall

Claims (3)

  A pair of insertion ports into which a pair of male terminals of a plug connected to an electrical device are inserted are provided, and a female terminal is formed in the insertion port to elastically hold the plug and make an electrical connection. The outlet is provided with pressing means for moving the plug inserted into the insertion port in a direction to remove, and an operation portion of the pressing means is provided on a surface into which the plug is inserted. Outlet.   In the state in which the pressing means is slidable between the female terminals and protrudes from the surface where the insertion port is opened and is opposed to the plug, the plug is inserted. An operating rod provided so as to be slidable at a position where the insertion port is opened, and provided between the operating rod and the push rod. The outlet according to claim 1, comprising a power transmission mechanism that converts a sliding operation into a sliding operation of the push rod. The outlet according to claim 2, wherein the power transmission mechanism is a link mechanism.

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